readsfreenovel Chapter 363 The person is missing
Chapter 363 The person is missing
Chapter 363 People are missing
Teacher Lin's expression gradually turned from confusion to clarity, "I remember..."
Her bloated eyebrows softened a bit, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes deepened. She smiled and said, "That year, I was assigned to the Northeast. Not long after, didn't another group of people who knew about it come here..."
"We stayed together for a while and got along like a family. Then... two guys were assigned to a more remote area. They were all afraid they wouldn't be able to come back. It happened to be the end of the year and I had a holiday so I had to go back. They, and many others, wrote letters and some even gave me things to bring back."
"At that time, everyone was very close. I came back with a lot of bags, many of which were other people's things. I don't know where I got the strength to take them home."
Teacher Zhang at the side said with a smile: "I'm in the county, and I'm thinking about being transferred to your place every day..."
Teacher Lin glanced at Teacher Zhang and said, "It's a good thing you didn't transfer here. The forest farm in the north is too cold..."
Teacher Zhang reached out and touched Teacher Lin's rough gray hair, with red eyes, "I'll pour you a glass of water."
He turned and left.
Qiu Huoming looked at the old couple and felt a little uncomfortable.
Tang Xiaotang was anxious, but didn't dare to rush. Gu Xiaoran beside her gently held one of her hands. Tang Xiaotang turned her head to look at her, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, indicating that she was fine.
Teacher Lin glanced at Tang Xiaotang and said, "Little girl, please sit down. I am old now and I like to talk a lot. Please don't be offended..."
Tang Xiaotang brought a chair and sat down. There were few chairs and the remaining ones were to be given to Teacher Zhang, so she simply squeezed into one chair with Gu Xiaoran.
When Teacher Lin saw this scene, he immediately laughed and said, "You young people always remind me of my youth... Let's get back to the point. At that time, I put all these letters in a box and wrapped them together with clothes, for fear that they would be lost..."
Teacher Zhang came over with a teacup in hand, "Come, have a sip of water first."
Teacher Lin took a sip and asked him to move the cup away.
"At the time, my son and my parents were living here. When I went to take a shower, I accidentally cut some letters for this kid..."
"I searched for a long time, but couldn't find the addresses of several letters..."
She smiled bitterly and glanced at the note in her hand. "So this address was... stuck in the book..."
Tang Xiaotang asked in a trembling voice: "The letter is gone, so do you remember a person named Tang Yuanjing?"
"Xiao Tang, as I remember, he was one of the two young men assigned to a remote place, but..."
She raised her head and looked at Tang Xiaotang, "Who are you to him?"
"He's my dad."
Teacher Lin looked at Tang Xiaotang in surprise, "I see."
She leaned forward and reached out to touch Tang Xiaotang's shoulder, "Good boy..."
"Xiao Tang, he and another young man were unlucky. No one knows what happened, but they are gone. At that time, transportation was bad and it was winter. They said... there were wolves... Many people went to look for them, but they couldn't find them..."
Tang Xiaotang's tears couldn't help but fall down...
Qiu Huoming, who was sitting on a small chair, suddenly said, "The person hasn't been found yet. Maybe he was rescued by someone..."
Teacher Lin nodded, "The young man is right, little girl, don't worry, although I can't find the address of the letter, I have pieced the letter paper together and didn't throw it away..."
She turned her head and looked at Teacher Zhang, "Mr. Zhang, bring me the book under my photo album..."
Teacher Zhang responded, got up and walked into the inner room.
Everyone was waiting anxiously in the living room. After a while, he came out holding a notebook.
Teacher Lin reached out to take it and opened it carefully. There were several sheets of letter paper glued together with glue. The paper was very thin and the force of the pen could be seen through it. There were several pages, so there must be several letters.
"There were only three letters in total. I didn't find the address, but the others were sent out."
"This one is from Xiao Tang." Teacher Lin carefully took out four pages of the letter.
Tang Xiaotang reached out and took it.
As soon as she saw the sentence on the first page, the tears that had just been retracted burst out again.
[Xiaotang, I’m Dad…]
This letter arranged Tang Xiaotang's future in every detail, including who to contact if she had any problems in the future. He also told her about his new resettlement location.
This address is the place where Tang Xiaotang had secretly visited before. After going through a lot of hardships, she returned with nothing.
His last words were, [You mustn’t be naughty, wait for me at home…]
Tang Xiaotang choked up and said, "I've been waiting for you at home for a long time..."
Teacher Lin's eyes were also red. This incident happened not long after everyone went to the countryside, and the time span was too long. She also tried hard to find the other party, but the management at that time was very chaotic, and she couldn't find the relevant files at all. In addition, her health was getting worse and worse, so the matter was shelved.
"Xiaotang..." Gu Xiaoran reached out and touched her hair. "During the summer vacation, I will go with you to look for it again. We will start from where Teacher Lin and the others stayed..."
Tang Xiaotang's expression changed. She had gone there directly at first and had no idea that her father had another temporary place to stay at that time.
Teacher Lin suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I remember that Xiao Tang also asked me to bring an iron box..."
"I didn't find the person, and I didn't dare to throw away the things. I left them at home."
Teacher Zhang at the side asked, "Is it the iron box on top of the closet?"
"Correct."
"I'll get it."
After a while, Teacher Zhang came out from the inner room again and handed the iron box in his hand to Tang Xiaotang. Tang Xiaotang stood up and took it with both hands.
This iron box is very light, with a sealed mouth and the outer shell is rusted.
The seal was yellow with brown marks on it, the edges were blurred, and I could vaguely see my name.
She peeled back the seal, which was torn loosely, and the lid popped open with a "bang", a musty smell wafted out.
There is spoiled maltose inside...
Stuck together with the oil paper, its original appearance can no longer be seen.
Tang Xiaotang carefully closed the lid again and bowed to Teacher Lin, "Thank you."
Teacher Lin waved his hands and said, "I can't help..."
"No, you guys have helped a lot." Tang Xiaotang wiped away her tears, "Sorry for disturbing you today, I'll come to thank you another day..."
Teacher Lin looked at her with pity and smiled, "Don't leave yet. I'm quite familiar with the place where we're going to the countryside. I'll give you the contact information of a few people. If you really want to go look for your father, you should look for them first. They are all locals..."
Teacher Lin not only gave the person's name and address, but also wrote a handwritten letter, saying that this was a friend's child and asked him to take good care of him.
This is a big help.
By the time Tang Xiaotang thanked him profusely and left the house, it was almost noon.
After leaving the alley, Tang Xiaotang apologized, "I've kept you guys for so long. Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner."
Her eyes were still red and swollen, but there was much more spirit in them.
No matter where Old Tang is, he always cares about her the most...
The letter paper and the iron box were both in her schoolbag. She put her palm on the opening of the bag, as if touching Old Tang's burning heart.
Gu Xiaoran, who was standing by, saw the corners of her mouth curled up and couldn't help but joked, "Sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh."
Tang Xiaotang exhaled, "I know his approximate location. I'm so happy. I feel like I'm one step closer to him..."
Qiu Huoming nodded, "You can first write a letter to the people that Teacher Lin introduced..."
"Yes, maybe there are clues about my dad." Tang Xiaotang suddenly became eager to learn.
"Hey, let's go eat first. I'm starving." Qiu Huoming quickly dispelled her idea of writing a letter.
"Okay, let's eat." From her tone, Tang Xiaotang seemed to be much more relaxed.
A few people simply found a noodle restaurant in a deserted alley nearby.
Qiu Huoming took a few more glances. This was Nanluoguxiang. In later generations, it was crowded with people, but at this moment, it was just a dilapidated alley. Not far away was the Drama Academy, which was completely different from the deserted place here.
There were a few diners sitting in the noodle shop. The boss was taking a nap at the door. Those people left after eating.
When Qiu Huoming and his group walked in, the boss woke up with a start.
His voice was a little tired. "Sit inside. What do you want to eat?"
Seeing this, the three of them ordered noodles with soybean paste directly, as this thing is not easy to spoil...
When the noodles were ready, they tasted quite authentic.
"Uncle, your craftsmanship is quite good. Why is your business so slow?" Qiu Huoming couldn't help but ask.
The boss looked listless, "I often don't open the door, so there are fewer and fewer customers..."
Qiu Huoming smiled casually. It seemed that this was also a boss who did whatever he wanted.
Gu Xiaoran and Tang Xiaotang smiled at each other and agreed with this idea.
After finishing their noodles, the three of them went their separate ways at the bus stop on a nearby street.
Tang Xiaotang is going back to the bookstore, Gu Xiaoran is going back to school, and Qiu Huoming is going back to the guesthouse...
Cars arrived one after another, and Qiu Huoming was the last one to get on. When he arrived at the guesthouse, before he had time to go upstairs, he heard the staff in the lobby calling him.
"Comrade Qiu Huoming, Comrade Chang has a message for you." She handed him a piece of paper with words on it.
[Xiao Qiu, I've left tomorrow's flight ticket in your room, please don't leave it behind... Uncle Chang. ]
Qiu Huoming thanked the staff and walked quickly upstairs. He didn't expect to return so soon.
He walked lightly, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw an envelope.
He bent down, took the envelope in his hand, opened it and took a look. Inside was his letter of introduction and relevant boarding passes.
Qiu Huoming carefully put it in his backpack.
Then he bent down, took the washbasin and towel, and walked to the bathroom in the corridor to wash up.
I was running around outside all morning today. After washing my face, I felt refreshed.
He walked back carrying the washbasin. When he left, the door was ajar, but now it was open. Qiu Huoming's heart tightened and he trotted to the door.
He looked inside and saw a person standing in the room.
The man turned around when he heard the noise.
"Brother Huzi!" Qiu Huoming was overjoyed and walked in quickly. He put the washbasin directly on the table and patted Huzi on the shoulder.
Hu Zi laughed and said, "Pack up and come with me."
Qiu Huoming rubbed his cheek and asked, "Are you going to see Grandpa Xu?"
Hu Zi nodded, "Yes, there is another one..."
"Uncle Chi?"
Hu Zi nodded again. "Yes, it's them. They heard that you're back and wanted to see you. Hey, bring that...what's that thing called, that medal..."
"Fields Medal." Qiu Huoming said.
"Oh, yes, that's it."
"Okay, I have it with me. It's in my backpack." Qiu Huoming picked up the backpack and said, "Let's go. I'll drive today?"
Hu Zi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll open it for you."
Qiu Huoming was overjoyed. He locked the door and rubbed his hands. "I thought I could have a good time driving abroad this time, but I was so busy studying that I never got to drive a car. I'm really itching to try..."
Hu Zi glanced at him, the corners of his mouth turned up, and the two walked towards the stairs, "We just started learning, and we are addicted..." Hu Zi laughed, "When I first learned, I touched the cars everywhere, and people looked down on me..." He shook his head, "There were even fewer cars at that time, and each one was very expensive."
After going downstairs and out the door, the jeep with leaks on all sides was still parked at the door.
Hu Zi threw the keys to him and said, "Drive slowly on the road."
"Don't worry." Qiu Huoming easily grabbed the key, stretched out his long legs, and walked to the door.
Open the door, get in the car, turn the key, start...all in one go.
Hu Zi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the car speeding forward with a blank expression...
Qiu Huoming's extraordinary memory was activated again, and he drove towards Grandpa Xu's house with great familiarity. He could almost perfectly replicate the road he had walked.
The car stopped at the gate of Grandpa Xu's house.
After getting out of the car, Qiu Huoming returned the key to Hu Zi, and Hu Zi took him inside.
"The general should still be sleeping. Let's go to the living room and wait. Uncle Chi hasn't come yet. I guess he's waiting for the general to wake up before coming..."
Qiu Huoming smiled and said, "Then just wait. Does Grandpa Xu have any good tea? Brother Huzi, bring some out. We can drink tea while waiting."
"Yes, I'll get it when we get to the living room."
"Do you want any snacks?" Qiu Huoming touched his stomach. The bowl of noodles with soybean sauce was not enough. He felt hungry after such a short while.
"Yes." Hu Zi glanced at him and said, "Are you done yet? What else do you want? I'll tell you all at once!"
Qiu Huoming smiled awkwardly, "Enough, enough, I'm just hungry."
Qiu Huoming was sitting on the hardwood sofa in the living room, and Hu Zi went out to get him some snacks.
The tea is ready.
Qiu Huoming endured the heat and took a small sip.
The tea was rich and very much to his taste.
Not long after, Hu Zi came over with a box.
The box was placed on the coffee table, and inside it were a few pieces of donkey rolls.
Qiu Huoming was overjoyed. He reached out and took a piece and put it in his mouth. After taking a few bites, he praised, "It's delicious."
"Brother Hu, would you like some too?"
Hu Zi shook his head, "I'm not hungry."
He glanced at Qiu Huoming and clenched his fists, "Huoming, do you want to have a fight?"
Qiu Huoming stretched out his hand and took the remaining pieces, then responded: "Come on, but you have to wait until I finish eating..."
He glanced at his watch, "I don't want to get gastroenteritis thirty minutes after eating."
Hu Zi snorted coldly, "How can we warriors be so precious?"
Qiu Huoming took a sip of tea and leaned back. "We should be scientific. Warriors' health will deteriorate in old age. Why is that?"